Egypt's Sisi wins presidential election with 89.6% of vote

The Egyptian election authority announced Monday that sitting President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had won a new six-year term with 89.6 percent of the vote.

Authority head Hazem Badawy said turnout reached an "unprecedented" 66.8 percent of Egypt's 67 million voters.

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Over 39 million voted for former army chief Sisi, who has ruled Egypt for a decade.

Sisi's victory comes as no surprise and secures his third – and, according to the constitution, final – term in office.

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